Gravity Formed Vessels

These vessels are made with powder and sheet glass and require meticulous attention to detail and multiple firings followed by cold working of the rims. The examples below are from my Crackle series

Crackle

The vessel above is made with green and black powdered glass along with clear sheet glass inside and a dark green transparent glass outside. This results in the inside being a brighter green than the outside which has an ombre effect with the darker green at the bottom fading to a lighter green at the top.

The vessels below are made from sections of crackle glass made first and then combined with sheet glass so that there are areas of crackle and areas of transparent glass.  Also there is a lovely sense of depth as the crackle is not all at the same level in the glass.

The vessel below has been sandblasted and sealed which gives a further, different look to the glass.

Although the rims are quite fine there is substantial weight in the base of the piece as the base keeps most of the original thickness of the glass from before it is slumped through a ring mould. The height comes from the sides of the vessel stretching as it slumps through. 

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I will be adding some smaller vessels to the shop over the next little while.